NTF11831 – Incident details

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Woodside Energy Ltd notified NOPSEMA of a notifiable incident (NTF11831) at the Vincent facility off Western Australia on 29 October 2022. An oil mist detector in the cargo pump room was blocked by an operator conducting field checks during an offtake operation, triggering an unplanned facility general alarm and emergency muster at approximately 1450 hours. The alarm was confirmed as a false signal with no fire detected. The detector was reset and normal operations resumed after muster completion. NOPSEMA categorised the incident as a dangerous occurrence under occupational health and safety regulations. The incident was escalated to level 1 investigation on 1 November 2022. The immediate cause was identified as the person blocking the detector beam, and an initial report was received and reviewed on schedule by 2 November 2022.